CCM Hockey started out as Canada Cycle and Motor Company Limited in 1899 out of Weston, Ontario, Canada.
It was not until 1905 when the market for bicycles began to crash that CCM started making ice hockey equipment.
Over the next 30 years CCM dominated the ice hockey skate market where over 90% of players wore CCM skates.
Even the leading scorer in the NHL between 1939 and 1969 wore the Tackaberry hockey boot with CCM Prolite blade. The CCM Tacks began as a boot designed by shoemaker George Tackaberry in 1905.
Hall of famer Joe Hall felt his ice hockey boot was lacking and went to George Tackaberry to design him a better one. Mr. Tackaberry did and the first pair of Tack skates were made. The boot was leather and featured a reinforced toe and heel.
CCM got the Tackaberry name when he died in 1937 and turned out the most recognizable skate today, the CCM Tack line. CCM still remains an industry leader in hockey equipment design and innovation.
They introduced such innovations as the Heel Wedge, Instapump skate, and Vakutacks. CCM over the years has swallowed up many other companies such as Jofa, Koho, and Heaton.
In last couple of years CCM was then bought by Reebok. Reebok did not get rid of the CCM logo but decided to run their own products designed by CCM under the Rbk logo along side with CCM.
Recently Reebok was bought by Adidas so it will be interesting to see what happens to CCM in the next few years.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Thursday, November 16, 2006
ICE HOCKEY
The modern game was invented in the mid-1850´s by British soldiers based in Canada. Rules were set by students at McGill University in Montréal, Canada, in 1879, and many amateur clubs and leagues were organized in Canada by the late 1880´s. The game is believed to have been 1st played in the USA in 1893. By the beginning of the twentieth century the sport had spread to England and other parts of Europe. The modern game developed in Canada, and nowadays is very popular in North America and East Europe.
The NHL is the most important league in the world; this National Hockey League comprises teams from the United States and Canada, but for many years almost all NHL players Canadians. The winning team of this competition is awarded the Stanley Cup trophy. Ice Hockey became an Olympic sport in 1920 and is 1 of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics.
The modern game was invented in the mid-1850´s by British soldiers based in Canada. Rules were set by students at McGill University in Montréal, Canada, in 1879, and many amateur clubs and leagues were organized in Canada by the late 1880´s. The game is believed to have been 1st played in the USA in 1893. By the beginning of the twentieth century the sport had spread to England and other parts of Europe. The modern game developed in Canada, and nowadays is very popular in North America and East Europe.
The NHL is the most important league in the world; this National Hockey League comprises teams from the United States and Canada, but for many years almost all NHL players Canadians. The winning team of this competition is awarded the Stanley Cup trophy. Ice Hockey became an Olympic sport in 1920 and is 1 of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
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